Adjustable shoe last



Aug. 21, 1923. 11,465,356

H. GAFNER ADJUSTABLE SHOE LAS T I Filed April 12, 1922 Patented ng. 2l, i923. Y

" iisrrsesr.eres rarssr HANS GAFNER, `OIE ESCANABA, MICHIGAN@ ADJUSTABLE SHOE LAsfr.

YVAppiiaaifm alea epm 12.1922. serial No. 551,993

To all fzfwlzwn't may' conca-m. f j For the purpose oi. providinar lomritudinal Be it known tlia'tfi, HANS GArNnmla citiadjustment of the shoe last l provide a rear zen ot i the United States, residing at lls- Iadjusting screw 12 mounted in the rear 'form ganaba, in the county-of @elta and State ot member 3 and having a large washer or head 5 r/.iicnigam have invented a new and useful 133 as shown in Fig'. 6, disposed to bear on 60 Adjustable Shoe Last,V o'twhich the Jioliowboth members 1 and 2.' lhis member funcinfg is a speciiication. j -tions to 4adjust the distance oi: heel `form The object ot my invention'is to `provide member 3 'from the main toot form members an improved shoe repair'outiit having aplu- 1 :and 2. In order to provide lateral adjustra-lity ot meens for adjusting' it and comv`mentoiI the Yfoot form. members 1 and`2. l. 65 prisinfg' the novel Vcombination and arrangeprovide aiuterai screw 14; mounted meinment of parts illustrated in the accompanyberl'vbavingr a suitable blunt head or washer ing drawings. l". attain these and other obbearing againstthe other iioot form member' jects ot' mv .invention by. the mechanism 2. I provide a similar lateral adjusting 175 shown in tberdrawingrs, in whichmember 15 'ior the base toot i'orm members 70 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the inven- 1:1 and 22. Members 1n and 2a are provided tion; with suitable hoiiowed-out portions 1G tor Fig. 2 is a rear end or edge elevational the purpose ot lightening the weightoithese view looking in the direction or' arrow A; members. I provide flanges 19 connecting 3 is a horizontal section on lineB-B the shanks o1 members 1 and 1LPL and 2 and 2, 75 of Fig. 1; Y Y respectively. Yas shown in Figs. 1 and 3. and Fig. i is a detail vertical sectional view entendinfr through these flanges 1 9 i provide online 4 4 o'i' Fig. 1; a'boit 1.7 and springs 18 interposed between Fig. 5 is a detail view oi member 22; and the ends ot the bolt and outer surfaces et the Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6 respective flanges 19. .l provide suitable base oi Fig. 1. supporting' flanges 20, as shown in Fig. 5%. I Like numerals indicate like parts in each provide suitable apertures 21 in front term oi? the vseveral views. members 1 and 1, to receive the spindle o'i a Referring' tothe accompanying drawings7 suitable small seinispherieal member 22. :is I provide an` adjustable slroe last consistingl shown in Fig. 5, which is removablj,7 attach.-

o't two likevfront forni members 1 and 2 and' able. as shown. a single rear or heel form member 3. ln- The rear heel member inav be lifted from tegral with the shank ot form members 1` one position on extension 4i to a diilerent and 2l provide similar t'orm members laand position, its boit 9 engaging in one ot the 2a ,extending at. right angles to form memslots 1 1.. The upper portion ofi the heel may 90 bers 1 and 2. The toot form or members 1 be adjusted to extend or shorten the last by and 2a are ot a different size from` the foot adjusting' the screw 12. The front toot form ot members 1 and 2,*one ot these forms form members 1 and 2 are adjusted laterally beine; tor ladies"shoes and the other being a. b v the lateral adjusting screw 14, members 40 larger size for mens shoes. The heel form 12L and 2 are adjustabiy spaced apart and members 3 and 3 are proportioned aceordlaterally7 adjustable b v means oi the adjust inglj7 'for womens and tor mens shoes` reing screw 15. Rear iioot .torm member 3 and spectivelv. Heel form member-is provided its extension 5, together with the slotted with a rack portion 6 which is vertieallv adbar i maj7 be reversed to the dotted line pofustabie on a corresponding rack portion 7 sition shown in Figi'. 1 so that the heel torni 100 oi the upright lower extension member 5. will cooperate with 'iorm members 1 a and 2", `Rack portions (i and? are adjustably secured adjusting screw 12 bearing' against said in the desired engaged positionby a Suitable members for longitudinal` adjustment. as bey bolt andl thumb screw S. as shown in Fig. A1. fore. The torni members 1*"L and 22l are tor 00 i provide an adjustable base extension 4L mens shoes and have the larger toot Atorni having spaced slots 11. of suitable size to redesignated 2li. as contrasted with the smaller Y ceive the bolt 9 which extends through a bi- Jtoot form 2? for ladies shoes in which memturcated end oi the upright extension Vpiece bers 1 and 2 terminate. The operation oi: 5 and which Jr'unctions as a pivot and supthe said members is similar as above dev port. scribed and as shown in the drawings.

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What l claim is l. ln an adjustable shoe last the Combination ol like foot form members, a seeond set of like foot forni menibers, the rst foot 'form' members and the second Jfoot form members having integral Shanks, means resilientljif securing the Shanks of said members in spaced relation, means for adjustablyfsparing the first foot form membersY from each other, means for adjnstably spacing. thefsecond 'foot form members ronreach other` asingle heel form member, means for supporting said heel form memberin position to cooperate with either set of foot 'form members,V and means, 'for adjusting the heel form member relative 4to either set of foot `form memy bers. Y i l Y.

,2. In an adjustable shoe last, the combina- Y vtion of like footform members divided lon-V gitudinally of the foot, means for adjustably spacing said members'm a direct lateraldijreetion from each other, a second s imlla-rlset Y* shown.

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or foot 'form members of dlferent size vfromV mounted on the shank of said members, a

heelV form member adjustably and removably mounted on the slotted bar, Ymeansfor vspacing said heel form member for either of the previouslynamed foot form members7V means for attaching the mechanismv to a suitable support reslllent means engaging the Shanks otisaid foot form members to resilientl)7 hold-'same in a desired spaced Yrelation. and means for adjustably seeurmg;r the heel form memberr'n a desnedelevated or lowered position relativeto rthe irst Foot form members or in an extended or retracted Aposition -r'elatnfe t'o the, second foot Aform members a'ceordrngr to which members itV is alined to Vcooperate with, substantially as 

